Fence



N0. 6l6,538. I I Patented Dec. 27, I898.

D. J. JONES.

FENCE.

Applicqtion filed Nov. 25, 1896. Renewed m 27, 1898.)

(No Model.)

NiliED Ernie DEXTER J. JONES, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

FENC.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,538,dated December 27, 1898. Application filed November 25, 189d Renewed May 27,1898 Serial No. 681,956. (No model.)

Toad] whom it 77mg concern.-

Be it known that I, DEXTER J. .Towns, a citizen of the United Stat'es,residing at Cleveland, in the county-of C'uyahoga and'State'of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences, of which the follow.-

ing, withthe accompanying drawings, is a.

specification. v 4 p This invention relates to fences of that class which are constructed of wire stringers and metallic pickets. v The object ofrn yinvention is 'to-provide'a means whereby a passage or gate way may be formed at any desired point in the line of fence without the necessity of erecting gateposts v D To this end the invention consists in the peculiar construction of companion castings designed to be clamped upon adjacent pickets and adapted to be readily separated when de'- sired, leaving a section of the fence free to be turned in either direction toform'an opening. or passage-way, all as more fully hereinafter forth.

, Figure lisf an elevation of a section of my improved fence. Fig. 2is a plan view of the female casting detached and enlarged. Fig. 8 is a similar view of the male casting; .Fig. 4: is an elevationof 3 showing also the connectin -.bolt 'andwin -nut.

additional means of exit is desirable in order d to save long hauls across the field, and it is the special object of. this invention to provide means whereby passage-ways may readily be made at any point in the line of fence.

'C'represents a supplemental picket which is secured upon the stringers adjacent to one of the pickets B and at the point where it is desired to form a passage-way to or from the field. To this picket (3, I clamp the castings D, which are provided with slots at and screwsuch castings being transversely slotted to receive the ends of threaded bolts E, the latter being held in place by the removable pins F.

G represents a companion casting, likewise clamped upon the adjacent picket B by means of the'slot c and screw-bolted. Thi s casting is provided with a boss f,lon gitudinally bored to loosely receive the bolt E, upon the projecting end of which is the wing-nut 11. After these castings have been secured to their respective pickets and the wing-nuts screwed up the wire stringers A between the pickets vout at this point, the wing-nuts are loosened and thepins F are withdrawn,,thus leaving so as to form apassageway. p,

What I claim as my invention is A fence consisting of horizontal wire stringers A, having secured thereto pickets B, and 'o'neor more supplemental pickets C, in com- -binati0n with the castings D, G, removably secured to the'piokets O, B, respectively, a bolt E, pivotally secured in the castingl), adjustable through the casting G, and a wingnut H, upon the threaded end of said'bolt E, the parts being constructed, arranged and operatingsubstantially in the manner and for the'purpose set forth. Y

- In testimonywhereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,'this 22d day of October, 1896.

DEXTER J, JONES;

Witnesses H. S; SPRAGUE,

bolts 1) for that purpose, the opposite ends of either end of the fence free to beturned aside,

B and O are out. If it is desired to passin or 

